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| Formation | 2003; 22 years ago (2003) |
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| Type | Advocacy |
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| Fields | Public policy |
| Key people | Robert W. McChesney, John Nichols, Josh Silver Craig Aaron |
| Employees | Approx. 25 |
| Website | www |
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Free Press is a leftwing United States media democracy advocacy group. It gives the following mission statement: "We fight to save the free and open Internet, curb runaway media consolidation, protect press freedom, and ensure diverse voices are represented in our media." The group is a major supporter of net neutrality.
History, organization, and activities
Free Press is a 501(c)(3) organization. The Free Press Action Fund is a 501(c)(4) organization and is the group's advocacy arm.
Free Press was co-founded in 2003 by Robert W. McChesney, John Nichols, and Josh Silver.
Free Press leads the Save the Internet coalition.
Free Press has offices in Washington, D.C., and Florence, Massachusetts, and a staff of 25.
Leadership
The board of directors includes Craig Aaron, Michael Copps, Olga Davidson, Kim Gandy, Robert McChesney, John Nichols, Liza Pike, Ben Scott, and Josh Silver.
In 2008, Tim Wu of Columbia Law School was elected chair of the Free Press board.
See also
References
- ^ Kang, Cecilia (28 March 2008). "Net Neutrality's Quiet Crusader: Free Press's Ben Scott Faces Down Titans, Regulators in Battle Over Internet Control". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
- ^ Free Press, Guidestar (accessed June 9, 2016).
- , Dan Berger,Defining Democracy: Coalition Politics and the Struggle for Media Reform, International Journal of Communication 3 (2009) (accessed November 27, 2017).
- What We Do, Free Press (accessed July 9, 2016).
- Boliek, Brooks (February 25, 2015). "Tom Wheeler tweaks net neutrality plan after Google push". Politico. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- Free Press Action Fund, Guidestar (accessed June 9, 2016).
- ^ Tim Wu Elected Board Chair at Free Press, Columbia Law School (April 2008).
- Adi Robertson, Who's fighting to save the internet now?: Net neutrality supporters gear up to take on the FCC, The Verge]] (May 5, 2014).
- "Board of Directors". Free Press.